ICGS Vishwast

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IndianCoastGuard OPV30 Vishwast Kobe 20101129-001.jpg
Photograph of the Indian Coast Guard's offshore patrol vessel ICGS Vishwast at the Shinko Pier No. 2, Port of Kobe, Japan.
History
Indian Coast Guard Logo.svg India
NameICGS Vishwast
Owner Indian Coast Guard
Builder Goa Shipyard Limited
CommissionedMarch 2010
Statusin active service
Class overview
NameVishwast class
Builders Goa Shipyard Limited
Operators Indian Coast Guard
Preceded by Sankalp class
Succeeded by Samarth class
Planned3
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,840 tons [1]
Length94 metres (308 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Beam12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) [1] [2]
Draught4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) (propeller)
Depth3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Installed power18,000 kilowatts (24,000 hp)
Speed26 kn (48 km/h)
Range4,500 nmi (8,300 km)
Complement10 officers and 98 sailors
Armament
Aircraft carried1 x HAL Dhruv

ICGS Vishwast (OPV-30) (Literally means Reliable) [5] is one of the three Vishwast-class offshore patrol vessels (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard.

History

The vessel was built in India by Goa Shipyard Ltd. (GSL) and was commissioned in March 2010 in the Indian Coast Guard by then defence minister A K Antony. [6] [7] ICGS Vishwast is 90 metres (295 ft 3 in) in length and displaces 2,400 tons. In 2015, the ship was deployed to Malaysia and Myanmar. [8] [9] In 2016, the ship was deployed to visit Bangladesh, Myanmar and Thailand - where it was involved in an exercise with the navies of the respective countries. [10] Vishwast is capable of firefighting, search and patrol, pollution control (due to oil spillage) and maritime surveillance. [7]

References

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  5. https://dict.hinkhoj.com/%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4-meaning-in-english.words
  6. "ICGS Vishwast to be commissioned tomorrow". The Hindu. 2010-03-16. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. 1 2 "Antony commissions new generation Coast Guard vessel". Hindustan Times. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  8. "OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENT".
  9. "Embassy of India". embassyofindiayangon.gov.in. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  10. "ICGS Vishwast to visit Bangladesh, Thailand". Deccan Chronicle. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2021-03-12.